The Hartford is hiring a Staff Software Engineer focused on Quality Engineering and automation, onsite in Charlotte, NC.

Define and govern the Quality Engineering strategy, standards, and operating model to ensure scalable, high-quality delivery.
Design and maintain automated test frameworks across applications to enable reliable validation of complex systems.
Lead hands-on automation efforts, review automation work from teams, and resolve advanced automation challenges.
Diagnose and fix defects across distributed systems and third party integrations.
Improve system testability, observability, and reliability through code contributions and design collaboration.
Guide end-to-end quality execution from ideation through production to ensure delivery of business capabilities with high quality.
Mentor engineers and SDETs on quality engineering best practices, automation patterns, and scalable test design approaches.
Promote and leverage AI and GenAI tools to enhance testing efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity.

Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in Quality Engineering, Test Automation, or quality leadership roles.
Proven experience testing and automating across diverse platforms (Java, .NET, SaaS, COTS, Mainframe) including cloud-native applications on AWS and/or GCP, with containerized and microservices architectures; strong API and contract testing experience (REST Assured, Postman/Newman) and performance, resilience, and reliability testing practices.
Advanced experience designing and scaling test automation frameworks across application tiers, with hands-on expertise in Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, JUnit/TestNG, NUnit, and PyTest.
Ability to define, track, and leverage quality metrics to drive measurable improvements such as defect reduction and defect leakage prevention.
Proven track record of testing and quality execution within Agile and scaled delivery environments, including sprint-level testing, end-to-end validation, and regression/stabilization testing.
Ability to balance hands-on technical delivery with strategic leadership, influencing quality practices across teams and technology stacks.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, coaching, and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate quality risks into clear business and engineering trade-offs.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Base pay range: $116,000 - $174,000 per year
Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

Staff Software Engineer (with QE/ Automation Focus)

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